Topcom Network Card 850 User manual

Brand: Topcom

Model: Network Card 850

Category: Modems

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ADSL USB MODEM

Xplorer 850

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

FEATURES 4

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 4

CHAPTER 2 - XPLORER 850 USB ADSL MODEM INSTALLATION AND SOFTWARE SETUP 5

SOFTWARE SETUP 6

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8

CHAPTER 3 - CUSTOMIZING ADSL SETTINGS 9

CHAPTER 4 - XPLORER 850 CONTROL PANEL APPLICATION 10

CHAPTER 5 - UPDATING MODEM SOFTWARE 12

CHAPTER 6 - MODEM UNINSTALL 13

APPENDIX A - OVERVIEW 14

ABOUT ADSL 14

PROTOCOL AND DEVICE DRIVER SELECTION 14

APPENDIX B - TCP/IP SETTINGS FOR WAN AND ATM USB DRIVERS 17

MICROSOFT® WINDOWS 98 AND WINDOWS 98 SE AND WINDOWS Me 17

MICROSOFT® WINDOWS 2000 19

APPENDIX C - TCP/IP SETTINGS FOR LAN USB DRIVERS 21

MICROSOFT® WINDOWS 98 AND WINDOWS 98 SE 21

MICROSOFT® WINDOWS 2000 23

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 25

WARRANTY 26

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CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL

FEATURES

The Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem provides the following features:

• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Speciﬁcation Revision 1.1

• USB bus-powered; an external power supply is not required

• Supports three device drivers: Microsoft

NDIS 4.0 WAN Miniport, NDIS 4.0 LAN Miniport

or NDIS 5.0 ATM Miniport

• Compatible with all T1.413, G.DMT, and G.lite compliant CO DSLAM equipment as well as

the vast majority of deployed CAP RADSL CO equipment

• Software upgradeable

• Supports up to sixteen simultaneous ATM virtual connections

• Includes a Microsoft Windows control panel monitoring program for conﬁguring the

adapter and checking the status of the connection

• RJ-11 connector for connection to the telephone line

• Supports DSL downstream data rates up to 8 Mbps

• Supports DSL upstream data rates up to 1024 Kbps

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• PC with Pentium 166 MMX

• 32 MB RAM

• 10 MB Free HDD space

• 1 Free USB connection

• Operating System: WIN 98, WIN 98 Second Edition, WIN 2000 or WIN Me

• ADSL analog line (= annex A)

• CD-drive

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CHAPTER 2

XPLORER 850 USB ADSL MODEM INSTALLATION AND

SOFTWARE SETUP

CONNECTION DIAGRAM :

REMARK:

Be sure to follow the instructions provided for your PC’s operating system. The following

information may be required for software installation. Contact your DSL service provider before

proceeding with software installation.

• Type of Driver to be Installed – WAN, LAN and ATM software drivers are supported.

The choice depends upon your DSL service provider.

• IP Address Settings – the Xplorer 850 software installation process allows the server to

dynamically assign IP Address settings. If your application requires static setting of speciﬁc

address information you will need to know:

- IP Address

- Subnet Mask (for Bridged Ethernet applications only)

- Default Gateway (for Bridged Ethernet applications only)

• Name Server Information – the Xplorer 850 software installation process allows the server

to dynamically assign Name Server Address settings. If your application requires static

setting of speciﬁc address information you will need to know:

- Primary DNS Address

- Secondary DNS Address

- Primary WINS Address

- Secondary WINS Address

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• ATM Virtual Path ID (VPI)

Note: Required if not using default values for driver type

• ATM Virtual Circuit ID (VCI)

Note: Required if not using default values for driver type

• Encapsulation type

Note: Required if not using default values for driver type

• Modulation type

Note: Required if not using default values for driver type

• User Name (for PPP applications only)

• Password (for PPP applications only).

SOFTWARE SETUP

Before starting the software setup process, close all Windows programs already running on your PC.

1 . Insert the installation CD into the CD drive and double click ‘Setup.exe’ to start the installation

p r o c edure. A notiﬁcation message will appear indicating that the setup process has begun.

2. The “Welcome” window provides an opportunity to quit the setup process to exit all

Windows programs before continuing. If the Windows programs were previously closed,

click ‘Next’.

3. The “Select ISP” window allows you to specify your DSL service provider. A list of service

providers and country selections is displayed. Default values for the Type of Driver, ATM

Virtual Path ID (VPI), ATM Virtual Circuit ID (VCI), Encapsulation type and Modulation type

are provided for each DSL service provider listed in the window.

• If your DSL service provider is listed and you would like to accept the default values,

highlight the provider’s name or country name and click ‘Next’. Continue with Step 5 below.

• If your DSL service provider is listed and you would like to change the default values,

highlight the provider’s name and click ‘Customize’. Continue with Step 4a below.

• If your DSL service provider is not listed select ‘Other Service Provider’ and click ‘Next’.

Continue with Step 4a below.

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4. “Select Driver Type”

a) Select the type of driver to be installed from the “Select Driver Type” window and click

‘Next’.

b) Enter the VPI, VCI, Encapsulation type and Modulation type from the “Communication

Settings” window and click ‘Next’.

Note: Encapsulation types vary depending upon the application.

5. The “Start Copying Files” window will be displayed. You may review the current settings

and click ‘Customize’ or ‘Back’ to change the settings. Click ‘Next’ to accept the current

settings; a message will be displayed indicating that ﬁles are being copied.

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6. The “Setup Complete” window indicates successful completion of the installation process.

Select the ‘Yes, I want to restart my computer ‘now’ option, remove any disks from their

drives, and click ‘Finish’. Your PC will reboot. Continue with the Hardware Installation section.

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Note: For Windows 98 SE applications, you may need the Windows 98 SE CD ROM to complete the installation.

Once the PC has rebooted, install the Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem.

1. Insert the rectangular end of a USB cable into the USB port of your PC.

2. Insert the square end of the USB cable into the USB port of the Xplorer 850 USB Modem.

Note: The USB Modem will be detected and messages will be displayed as the modem software is

installed.

3. For Windows 2000 applications, the “Digital Signature Not Found” window may appear

warning that the installation software is not a digitally signed version. A digital signature is

not necessary. Click ‘Yes’ to allow the installation to continue. For Windows 2000 applications,

the “Found New Hardware Wizard” window indicates the modem has been installed and

suggests you reboot the system to have new settings take effect. Click ‘Finish’.

4. A message will be displayed conﬁrming reboot of the system, click ‘Yes’.

Once the PC has rebooted, installation of the Topcom Xplorer 850 USB Modem is complete.

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CHAPTER 3

CUSTOMIZING ADSL SETTINGS

Once the Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem and software have been installed, the communication

settings may be easily updated/changed by the following steps.

1. Click ‘Start’ – ‘Programs’ – ‘Topcom Xplorer 850’ – ‘Conﬁgure’.

A notiﬁcation message will appear indicating that the setup process has begun.

2. Click ‘Settings’ from the “DSL Modem Installer” window.

3. The “Communication Settings” window will be displayed. Make the necessary changes to

the VPI, VCI, Encapsulation type and/or Modulation type and click ‘Apply’.

4. The “Setup Complete” window indicates successful completion of the customization

process. Select the ‘Yes, I want to restart my computer now’ option, remove any disks from

their drives, and click ‘Finish’. Your PC will reboot.

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CHAPTER 4

XPLORER 850 CONTROL PANEL APPLICATION

The Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL modem control panel program provides a quick and easy

way to conﬁgure and check the performance of the modem and the ADSL connection. When

open, the monitor window updates every 2 seconds.

1. There are two methods to access the GlobeSpan control panel:

• From the “Control Panel” window (‘Start’ – ‘Settings’ – ‘Control Panel’), double click

the ‘GSI DSL Modem’ icon, or

• Double click the ‘GSI DSL Modem’ icon in the system tray.

Note: To access the GSIDSLModem Control Panel, the driver must be running. Also, make sure the

USB cable is plugged into the modem.

2. The “Physical Link” tab of the “GSI DSL Modem” window (Control Panel) allows you to

review the current state of the Topcom Xplorer 850 and connection. When the green

indicator is on in the ‘Link Status’ ﬁeld, it indicates that a connection has been made. This

indicator blinks while a connection is being established. The Transmitting and Receiving

data activity are shown separately by individual ﬂashing yellow indicators.

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3. The “System Info” tab displays the release number of the Topcom Xplorer 850 modem

driver, the ﬁrmware release number, and the control panel version that you are currently

using.

4. The “Conﬁguration” tab offers driver appropriate Modulation, Encapsulation, and VPI and

VCI values. If you are using a WAN or ATM driver, only the Modulation type will be displayed

and may be modiﬁed. LAN driver applications will be able to view and modify the

Modulation type, Encapsulation type, and VPI and VCI values.

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CHAPTER 5

UPDATING MODEM SOFTWARE

Once the Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem has been installed, updating to a new

version of the software is a simple process as detailed below.

1. Click ‘Start’ – ‘Programs’ – ‘Topcom Xplorer 850’ – ‘Conﬁgure’.

A notiﬁcation message will appear indicating that the setup process has begun.

2. Click ‘Update’ from the “DSL Modem Installer” window.

3. A message will be displayed asking you to conﬁrm the update, click ‘Yes’.

4. The “Select installation location” window will be displayed. Indicate the location of the

Setup ﬁles and click ‘OK’.

5. Since updating the modem software requires removing the old version and installing a new

one, a message will be displayed not to unplug the USB modem cable until the uninstall

process has been completed. Click ‘OK’.

6. A message will be displayed indicating the software is being uninstalled.

7. The “Setup Complete” window indicates successful completion of this portion of the

updating process; click ‘Finish’.

8. Unplug the USB modem cable.

9. Please choose “Exit” to quit the update.

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CHAPTER 6

MODEM UNINSTALL

Remove the Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem software drivers by performing the

following steps :

Note: The USB cable should not be unplugged until after the uninstall process has been completed. For

Windows 98 applications, the cable must be unplugged immediately following Step 6 below.

1. Click ‘Start’ – ‘Programs’ – ‘Topcom Xplorer 850 Modem’ – ‘Uninstall’.

A notiﬁcation message will appear indicating that the setup process has begun.

2. Click ‘Remove’ from the “DSL Modem Installer” window.

3. A message will be displayed asking you to conﬁrm the removal of the USB ADSL modem

software, click ‘Yes’.

4. The “Information” window will be displayed reminding you not to unplug the USB cable

until the uninstall process has been completed. Click ‘OK’.

5. A message will be displayed indicating the software is being removed.

6. The “Setup Complete” window indicates successful completion of the uninstall process.

Click ‘Finish’.

Note : The screen for Windows 2000 applications will not ask the user to reboot the system.

Click ‘Finish’ to complete the Uninstall process.

7. Unplug the USB cable from the PC.

Note : The USB cable must be unplugged before the system is rebooted.

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APPENDIX A

OVERVIEW

ABOUT ADSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology provides high-speed data access across

regular phone lines (copper wires) by making use of previously unused frequency bandwidth

above the voice band. By placing the ADSL signal above the frequency of the voice signal, A D S L

service is able to coexist on the same line with your telephone service. ADSL is asymmetric in the

sense that it provides a higher data rate in the downstream (receive) direction than in the upstream

(transmit) direction. Asymmetric operation is ideal for typical home and small office use where ﬁl e s

and information are downloaded more frequently than uploaded.

There are several standard types of ADSL modulation techniques including Discrete Multitone

(DMT) and Carrierless Amplitude and Phase (CAP). The Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem

is capable of supporting the following DSL standards: ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU G.992.1 (G.DMT),

ITU G.992.2 (G.lite), and CAP (T1 TR-59).

PROTOCOL AND DEVICE DRIVER SELECTION (Depends on the DSL Service

Provider)

The Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem can be easily connected to a USB port on the

PC via a standard USB cable. The Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem is fully software

upgradeable so that new features and updates may be added by simply loading a new version

of the device driver onto your PC.

ADSL modems employ ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) framing. ATM is a protocol that

divides packets into small ﬁxed sized cells for rapid transmission over high-speed networks.

The ATM protocol allows various types of traffic (e.g. data, voice, and video) to be securely and

efficiently carried over the same network. ATM is being widely deployed by telecommunications

carriers in their backbone networks. Two type of ATM connections are possible, PVC

(Permanent Virtual Circuit) and SVC (Switched Virtual Circuit).

Several different protocols are used on top of ATM. The protocol required in your conﬁg u r a t i o n

depends on the equipment deployed by your DSL service provider.

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There are several possibilities:

1. Point to Point Protocol (PPP) Over ATM (RFC 2364) - PPP provides session setup, user

authentication (login), and encapsulation for upper layer protocols such as IP (Internet

Protocol). The use of PPP makes the modem appear as a dial modem to the operating

system. Dial-Up Networking is used to establish a connection. PPP is supported by either

the WAN (Wide Area Network) driver, or the ATM driver.

2. Bridged/Routed Ethernet/IP over ATM (RFC 1483) – This protocol makes the modem appear

as a local area network (LAN) device to the operating system.

3. RFC 1577 – this is another local area network like protocol for IP address and ATM address

mapping.

Three types of device drivers are provided for the Topcom Xplorer 850 USB ADSL Modem,

WAN, LAN, and ATM. Note that all three drivers support ATM protocol. In addition, the ATM

driver works with ATM services that are available in recent Windows operating systems.

The proper choice of driver depends on the combination of Windows operating system and

protocol.

1. WAN driver – this driver causes the modem to resemble a dial-up modem.

Call establishment is performed through Dial-Up Networking. This driver supports

RFC 2364 with PVC connections. It can be used with Windows 98, Windows 98 SE,

Windows 2000 and Windows Me.

2. LAN (RFC 1483) driver - this driver makes the modem appear as a LAN or Ethernet device.

Connection establishment is automatic. This driver supports RFC 1483 with PVC connections.

It can be used with Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 and Windows Me.

3. ATM driver – this driver works in conjunction with ATM services provided by Windows.

Both RFC 1577 and RFC 2364 are supported. The ATM driver uses Dial-Up Networking to

create a PVC or SVC connection to establish a PPP (RFC 2364) connection. This driver can

be used with Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000 and Windows Me.

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The device driver choices are summarized in the table below:

Driver Type Protocol Windows OS

LAN RFC 1483 Windows 98

Windows 98 SE

Windows 2000

Windows Me

WAN RFC 2364 Windows 98

Windows 98 SE

Windows 2000

Windows Me

ATM RFC 1577 Windows 98 SE

RFC 2364 Windows 2000

Windows Me

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APPENDIX B

TCP/IP SETTINGS FOR WAN AND ATM USB DRIVERS

MICROSOFT® WINDOWS 98, WINDOWS 98 SE AND WINDOWS Me

TCP/IP settings are automatically set up during the software installation process. The following

procedure may be used to change TCP/IP settings, if necessary.

1. Double click the ‘My Computer’ icon.

2. From the ‘My Computer’ window, double click the ‘Dial-Up Networking’ icon.

3. From the “Dial-Up Networking” window, right click on the ”Topcom Dial-Up PPP

Connection“ icon and click ‘Properties’.

4. From the “Server Types” tab of the ”Topcom Dial-Up PPP Connection“ window, select

‘TCP/IP’ (marked with a check in the box to the left) and click ‘TCP/IP Settings’.

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5. The “TCP/IP Settings” window is used to modify the IP address, Name Server addresses

and/or default gateway as follows:

• Change the IP address to a user deﬁned address by selecting ‘Specify an IP address’

(click inside the circle to the left of it) and typing the address in the space provided.

• Change the Name Server addresses to user deﬁned addresses by selecting ‘Specify name

server addresses’ (click inside the circle to the left of it) and typing the addresses in the

spaces provided.

• Change the default gateway by leaving the box blank to the left of ‘Use default

gateway on remote network’. Click ‘OK’.

6. The “Topcom Dial-Up PPP Connection” window will be redisplayed. Click ‘OK’ to end the

modifying TCP/IP options session.

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TCP/IP settings are automatically set up during the software installation process. The following

procedure may be used to change TCP/IP settings, if necessary.

1. Right click the ‘My Network Places’ icon and select ‘Properties’.

2. From the “Network and Dial-Up Connections” window, right click on the ”Topcom Dial-Up

PPP Connection“ icon and click ‘Propertie’s.

3. From the “Networking” tab of the “Topcom Dial-Up PPP Connection Properties” window,

select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ and click ‘Properties’.

4. The “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” window is used to modify the IP address and

DNS Server addresses:

• Change the IP address to a user deﬁned address by selecting ‘Use the following IP

address’ (click inside the circle to the left of it) and typing the address in the space provided.

• Change the DNS Server addresses to user deﬁned addresses by selecting ‘Use the

following DNS server addresses’ (click inside the circle to the left of it) and typing the

addresses in the spaces provided.

Note: The “Advanced” button of the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” window may be used to

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alter DNS addresses, WINS addresses and IP security settings.

5. Click ‘OK’ from the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” window.

6. The “Topcom Dial-Up PPP Connection Properties” window will reappear. Click ‘OK’ to end

the modifying TCP/IP options session.

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